EasyBoard vs Geckoboard
Your viewers shouldn't cost $25 each.
Geckoboard charges per viewer, per editor, and per dashboard. EasyBoard charges $9/month flat — unlimited viewers on every plan, always. Here's an honest comparison.
Pricing data last verified: June 2026 · Geckoboard pricing · EasyBoard pricing
EasyBoard and Geckoboard both put live metrics on a screen. Geckoboard connects to 90+ SaaS tools in clicks — it's built for non-technical teams who want HubSpot and Salesforce on a TV wall. EasyBoard is built for teams who push their own data and want to share it with anyone, at a flat price.
The quick verdict
Choose EasyBoard if…
- →You push your own data (API, scripts, sensors, automations)
- →You share dashboards with people who shouldn't need accounts
- →You have viewers who'd otherwise cost $25/month each
- →You want flat, predictable pricing — one line on the invoice
- →You need real-time push (SSE), not polling
Choose Geckoboard if…
- →You want HubSpot, Salesforce, or GA4 to connect in two clicks, no code
- →Your team is non-technical and can't run a cron job or API call
- →You need TV/wallboard rotation with professional polish
- →You value long-established vendor support
- →Data history and trend visualization matter more than live "right now"
Geckoboard Pricing: What You Actually Pay
Geckoboard's entry plan starts at $49/month for one dashboard and one user. That's the number on the card, but it's not the number on the invoice for most teams.
Their add-on structure charges per unit across three axes:
Each additional dashboard: +$25/month
Each additional editor: +$25/month
Each additional viewer: +$25/month
Scenario: 5 dashboards, 3 editors, 20 viewers
| Base plan (1 dashboard, 1 user) | $49 |
| + 4 additional dashboards | $100 |
| + 2 additional editors | $50 |
| + 20 viewers | $500 |
| Total (Geckoboard) | $699/month |
| EasyBoard Pro (same scenario) | $9/month |
This is not a knock on Geckoboard — it's a structural difference in pricing philosophy. They chose a metered model; we chose a flat one. The metered model makes sense if you're maintaining 90 SaaS connectors and charging for the infrastructure behind each one. It becomes painful when your primary cost driver is just "how many people look at the screen."
At EasyBoard, viewers are always free. The price does not change when you add them. You are paying for what you build, not who you share it with.
Does Geckoboard have unlimited viewers?
No. Each viewer on Geckoboard requires a paid viewer seat. EasyBoard dashboards are public URLs — anyone with the link sees live data immediately, with no account, no viewer seat, and no additional charge. This is a deliberate architectural decision: EasyBoard is built for the use case where you want your data seen, not managed.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | EasyBoard | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $49/month |
| Unlimited plan | $9/month | $49/month + add-ons |
| Viewer access | Unlimited, always free | +$25/month per viewer |
| Additional dashboards | Unlimited | +$25/month each |
| Real-time updates | ✓ SSE push | ✓ polling (varies by source) |
| No-code data connectors | ✗ | ✓ 90+ (Salesforce, HubSpot, GA4) |
| Push your own data (API) | ✓ curl, any HTTP | Limited (custom data API) |
| Public shareable URL | ✓ no account needed | Limited (login required for most sharing) |
| Historical data / charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Alerting | ✗ | ✓ basic |
| TV/wallboard auto-rotation | ✗ | ✓ polished |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✗ |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes | ~30 minutes with connectors |
Pricing verified June 2026. Rows where Geckoboard wins are included — credibility requires showing both sides.
Switching from Geckoboard to EasyBoard
EasyBoard won't replace Geckoboard's native connectors. If your team uses HubSpot, Salesforce, or Zendesk and relies on the one-click connection, that's a real dependency and you should factor it in.
If you're switching because of pricing — and most people who switch from Geckoboard cite pricing as the primary reason — here's how to get a comparable setup running:
- 1
Create your free account
Go to easyboard.live, enter your email. Your dashboard and write token are ready in under 5 minutes.
- 2
Bridge your data sources
If your data lives in a SaaS tool, you'll need an automation that pulls from the source and pushes to EasyBoard via HTTP. Our Zapier and n8n guides walk through this step by step.
- 3
Share the URL
Your teammates and stakeholders see live data immediately. No viewer accounts, no per-seat setup.
Most teams that make this switch find the setup step (writing the automation) takes 30–60 minutes. After that, the dashboard runs itself — and the monthly bill drops from hundreds of dollars to $9. The honest tradeoff: it requires one technical setup step that Geckoboard doesn't. If no one on your team can configure a Zapier integration, Geckoboard's one-click connectors are genuinely the better choice.
Frequently asked questions
- Does EasyBoard have Geckoboard's integrations?
- No. EasyBoard is a push target — your code, your scripts, or your automation platform sends data to us. We don't have native connectors to Salesforce, HubSpot, or Google Analytics. If you need those in two clicks, Geckoboard is the right tool. If you can configure a Zapier zap or a cron job, you can get the same data into EasyBoard at a fraction of the price.
- Does Geckoboard offer a free plan?
- No. As of June 2026, Geckoboard does not offer a free plan. EasyBoard has a permanent free tier with 1 dashboard, 5 tiles, and unlimited viewers.
- What does Geckoboard charge per viewer?
- Based on their published pricing, additional viewers are available as a paid add-on at approximately $25/month per seat. EasyBoard dashboards are public URLs — anyone with the link sees live data immediately with no viewer seat and no additional charge.
- Can EasyBoard do TV/wallboard mode?
- EasyBoard dashboards open in any browser in full-screen mode. There is no dedicated TV auto-rotation feature. Geckoboard's TV mode, which hides browser chrome and auto-rotates between dashboards, is a polished feature we don't match.
- Is EasyBoard real-time like Geckoboard?
- Yes — EasyBoard uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) to push tile updates to every connected browser instantly. There is no polling interval. Geckoboard's refresh rate varies by data source — some connectors update in seconds, others every 15 minutes or daily depending on the API.
See it for yourself.
Create a free EasyBoard dashboard and push your first data point — takes about 5 minutes. If it's not the right fit, we'll point you back to Geckoboard with no hard feelings.
Create my dashboard →Free forever. No credit card. No viewer fees.
Competitor pricing data last verified June 2026. See Geckoboard's current pricing →